Section 1 & 2
Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes pose a concern in Mexico. What is the name of the volcano near Mexico City, which was active as recently as 2010?
Popocatépetl
What is the name of the thin peninsula stretching south from northern Mexico into the Pacific Ocean?
Baja California
What was the name of the Spanish conquistador who arrived in Mexico in 1519 with roughly 600 men?
Hernán Cortés
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is another important part of Mexico’s economy. Many tourists visit old colonial
cities and Maya and Aztec monuments.
Tourism
What is the name of another significant resource that surrounds Mexico and attracts many tourists to the country's beautiful beaches? Unfortunately, it is scarce in many places of Mexico because scarcity is a major problem.
Water
The plains that stretch along the west coast are rather wide in the north but narrower in the south. The plains on the east side of the country are large and flat, with fertile soils and a favorable environment for agriculture. What's the name of that area?
Gulf Coastal Plain
Around 1500 BC, which people in Mexico lived in tiny communities on the humid southern shore of the Gulf of Mexico, where they constructed temples and huge statues? They also exchanged carved stones such as jade and obsidian with other communities in eastern Mexico.
Olmec
this controlled the government for 71 years
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
the capital and about 50 smaller cities near it. With a population of about 20 millon?
Mexico City
Who followed in the footsteps of the Olmec, creating enormous cities in Mexico and Central America between AD 250 and 900? In these cities, people built stone temples to honor their gods.
Maya
Which people went to central Mexico from the north after the Maya civilization collapsed, and who erected their capital on a lake island in 1325?
Aztecs
Because of Spain's colonial legacy, the majority of Mexicans speak Spanish. Religion is another example of an influence from Spain. What faith is practiced by roughly 90 percent of Mexicans?
Roman Catholic
this president ended the control for 71 years
Vicente Fox
Thousands of people move there every year looking for work.
While this region does provide job and educational opportunities not so easily found in the rest of the
country, its huge population causes problems. For example, Mexico City is very polluted. Factories and
cars release exhaust and other pollutants into the air. The surrounding mountains trap the resulting?
Smog
What are large areas of farm or ranch land referred to as?
Haciendas
Mexicans have distinct cultural norms shaped by both Spanish and Mexican Indian cultures. This convergence can be seen in a the celebration observed on November 1 and 2 called what?
Day of the Dead
Fifteen years after Mexico got independence, a huge portion, Texas, seceded and joined the United States. As a result, Mexico and the United States clashed over Texas and the position of their common border. This resulted in a struggle in which Mexico lost about half of its land to the United States. What's the name of the conflict?
Mexican-American War
this president hopes to improve mexico economy
Enrique Peña Nieto
North of greater Mexico City lies Mexico’s?
Central Region
The Sierra Madre Oriental range is to the east, while the Sierra Madre Occidental is to the west. What do these two mountain ranges plus another shorter one in southern Mexico combine to form?
Sierra Madre
In what year did Mexico gain independence?
1821
What is the name of the Aztec capital, which developed to be one of the largest and most spectacular cities of its era?
Tenochtitlán
Mexico is a developing country. It has struggled with debts to foreign banks, unemployment, and?
Inflation
Mexico’s colonial heritage can still be seen
today in these cities and towns. For example, small towns often have a colonial-style church near a?
central square/plaza
Mexico, the United States neighbor to the south, has a long border with the United States. What is the name of one of Mexico's few large rivers that forms part of this border?
Río Bravo
What do you call a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?
Peninsula
What is the name given to a land having multiple regions and inhabitants ruled by a single ruler?
Empire
Although living standards in Mexico are lower than in many other countries, Mexico’s economy is growing?
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
blank blank has become one of the country’s richest and most modern areas. Trade with the
United States has helped the region’s economy grow. Monterrey and Tijuana are now major cities
Northern Mexico
What are the Spanish conquerors known as?
Conquistadors
The Gulf of Mexico is separated from the Caribbean Sea by which portion of Mexico?
Yucatán Peninsula
Mexico is abundant in natural resources. What is one of its most valuable resources?
petroleum/oil
Mexico’s blank and industrialexports have increased since NAFTA went into effect.
Agriculture
Monterrey and Tijuana are now major cities
there. Many U.S.- and foreign-owned factories called?
Maquiladoras
What is Mexico's eastern border known as?
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico currently produces more silver than any other country in the world. Mexicans also produce a huge amount of copper, gold, lead, and zinc. Where are they acquired?
Mines
The Valley of Mexico is located in the south, between two ranges. What is the name of Mexico's capital?
Mexico City
This is true even though just 13 percent of the land is good for farming. Many farmers in southern Mexico practice?
Slash-and-Burn agriculture
blank is the least populated and industrialized region of the country. Many people in this
region speak Indian languages and practice traditional ways of life. Subsistence farming and slash-
Southern Mexico
Following the conquest, Spanish and American Indian peoples and cultures merged, resulting in a new Mexican identity. Spaniards referred to people of mixed European and Indian origin as what?
Mestizos
What are Spanish Church outposts recognized as?
Missions
In the mid-1800s, Mexico faced additional challenges, thus the president helped Mexico survive a French invasion while also transforming Mexican culture through reforms that reduced church and army privileges. What's the president's name?
Benito Juárez
The high market demand for food in the United States has encouraged many farmers in Mexico to grow?
Cash crop
However, southern Mexico is vital to the country’s economy?
Sugarcane and coffee
Spain governed Mexico for nearly 300 years until the country's people claimed independence. Which Catholic priest spearheaded the revolt against Spanish rule?
Miguel Hidalgo
Following the conquest, the Spanish and American Indian peoples and cultures fused, forming a new Mexican identity. Spaniards referred to those with mixed European and African origin as what?
Mulattoes
The northern half of the Yucatán Peninsula has a hot and dry climate, but the majority of southern Mexico is warm and humid. What is the primary vegetation there?
Scrub Forest
The fastest-growing industrial centers in Mexico lie along the?
U.S. border
Sugarcane and coffee, two major export
crops, grow well in the region’s warm, humid climate?
Oil business